ตี๋
dtǐiMeanings
1NounB1
Chinese boy; young Chinese man
a boy or young man of Chinese descent, especially Thai Chinese; often used as an informal term of address or nickname
Examples
อาตี๋aa-dtǐiอาตี๋aa-dtǐiyoung boy/man (of Chinese descent)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiลูกชายlûuk-chaaison; male childของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเจ้าของร้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-ráanเจ้าของร้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-ráanshop owner; store owner; proprietor
That young Chinese boy is the shop owner's son.
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Today mom will take Tee to pay respects at the shrine near our house.
ตี๋dtǐiเล็กlékเรียนจบriian-jòpแล้วlɛ́ɛoจะjàมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiที่บ้านtîi-bâanทำธุรกิจtam-tú-rá-gìtต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
Little Tee has graduated and will come help with the family business.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàถูกเรียกว่าtùuk-rîiak-wâaตี๋dtǐiมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเด็กdèkแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoพูดpûutภาษาจีนpaa-sǎa-jiinไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเลยləəi
Even though he has been called Tee since childhood, he cannot speak Chinese at all.
2AdjectiveB2
Chinese-looking
having features associated with Chinese or East Asian appearance, especially in Thai usage
Examples
สเปกsà-bpéekสเปกsà-bpéek1spec; specification2ideal type; preferenceของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ผู้ชายpûu-chaaiผู้ชายpûu-chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)ตี๋dtǐiตี๋dtǐi1Chinese boy; young Chinese man2Chinese-lookingใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)แว่นwɛ̂ɛnแว่นwɛ̂ɛn1glasses; spectacles2lens; monocle; magnifying glass3round slice; disc; classifier: round slices4mirror (Northern Thai)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ตัวสูงdtuua-sǔungตัวสูงdtuua-sǔungtall (of a person or animal)
Her type is a guy with East Asian looks, wearing glasses, and tall.
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ดาราdaa-raaคนใหม่kon màiหล่อlòมากmâakแถมยังtăem yangหน้าnâaตี๋dtĕeถูกใจtòok jaiสาวsăaoๆ-หลายคนlăai kon
The new actor is very handsome, plus his Chinese looks please many girls.
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคนkonอาจจะàat-jàชอบchɔ̂ɔpพระเอกprá-èekหน้าnâaไทยtaiเข้มkêmแต่dtɛ̀ɛเดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níiพระเอกprá-èekหน้าnâaตี๋dtǐiกำลังgam-langได้รับความนิยมdâi-ráp-kwaam-ní-yomอย่างมากyàang-mâak
In the past, people might have liked leading actors with dark Thai features, but nowadays actors with East Asian features are becoming very popular.
เขาkǎoมีตาmii-dtaaชั้นchánเดียวdiiaoและlɛ́ผิวpǐuขาวkǎaoจัดjàtหลายคนlǎai-konเลยləəiมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเขาkǎoมีmiiหน้าตาnâa-dtaaที่tîiดูduuตี๋dtǐiมากmâak
He has monolids and very pale skin, so many people consider him to have a very Chinese-looking appearance.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
dtǐi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |